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Coffey will play basketball at Colby Sawyer next year.

Coffey to play basketball at Colby-Sawyer

Ben Walker, Sports Editor May 26, 2016

For many high school athletes, playing a sport in college is a dream that may seem difficult to reach. However, for senior Pat Coffey, this dream has come true. Next fall, Coffey will be playing division three basketball at Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire. According to Coffey, college basketball...

WA makes strong plays against their opponent, Boston Latin School.

Boy’s Volleyball wins on senior night

Brendon Wong, Sports Editor May 24, 2016

In a fast paced volleyball game, WA played against Boston Latin School. In addition, it was also WA's senior night for all of senior of the volleyball team. The game started off with WA in the possession of the ball. Within the first few minutes of the game, WA scored two points, giving them an early lead. However,...

Rebecca D'Anna Commits to URI

Rebecca D’Anna Commits to URI

Shefali Tamaskar, Staff Writer May 20, 2016

Rebecca D'Anna, a sophomore at Westford Academy, committed to the University of Rhode Island and will be playing division 1 girls' soccer, a goal she has had most of her life. As a member of the WA Girls' Varsity Soccer Team the past two years of high school, as well as playing for the club team...

Brendon Teirney serves the ball

Boys’ Volleyball wins against Lexington

Mehul Shrivastava and Kai-Jia Yue Apr 27, 2016

Westford Academy boys' volleyball team was victorious against Lexington High school on Wednesday, April 27th, ultimately winning all three sets of the game. The first set started off with Lexington scoring the first few points and maintaining a lead for a little while. However, WA quickly came back...

Senior Cat Mahanna defends herself against three Bromfield players.

Westford wins a tight game over Bromfield

Niha Kaushik, Staff Writer Apr 3, 2016

On April 2nd, the WA Girls' Lacrosse team narrowly beat Bromfield, with a final score of 13-11. WA started off the game with a strong lead, scoring 5 goals at around ten minutes into the game, with 1 goal for Bromfield. Both teams fought for goals in the minutes that followed. However, in the...

Girls’ Lax dominates Waltham

Andrew Friel, Managing Editor Apr 1, 2016

The WA girls' varsity lacrosse team took their season opener at home over Waltham by a commanding score of 19-6. The game was fraught with scoring from WA and stellar defense by the entire squad. Waltham got off to a quick start with a goal, but WA quickly racked up offensive chances. They worked...

Girls' Freshmen and JV defeat Rec. All Stars

Girls’ Freshmen and JV defeat Rec. All Stars

Mar 20, 2016

Girls' Freshmen and Junior Varsity teams defeated the Girls' Rec All Stars on Friday, March 18th during the annual, "An Evening of Basketball". This event consisted of Freshmen and Junior Varsity teams going head to head with the Rec. Ball All Stars. Every year, the teams compete in an evening of basketball...

Last minute tips for your Bracket

Last minute tips for your Bracket

Pat Coffey, Staff Writer Mar 16, 2016

Don’t Pick 16 Seeds. Let’s start with the obvious don’t pick a 16 seed to beat a 1 seed! Since the Brackets expanded to 64 teams in 1985, the 16 seeds are 0-124. Even if you manage to pick the miracle and a 16 seed defeats a 1 seed it won’t help you too much to win your bracket pool....

WAGH season ends in semi-finals of MIAA playoffs

WAGH season ends in semi-finals of MIAA playoffs

Olivia Vallone, Staff Writer Mar 13, 2016

WA Girls’ Hockey lost in the semi-finals of the MIAA playoffs against Arlington Catholic on Sunday, March 13th, with a score of 4-1. The team finished their season with a record of 13-6-5. The team shocked everyone making an appearance against the number one seed in the semi-finals. The first period...

The two teams line up at the free throw line during the Boys' Championship.

Suns and Dust win rec. basketball championship

Pat Coffey, Staff Writer Mar 10, 2016

The WYBA held their annual rec. basketball high school division championships on the 9th of March, and the night did not disappoint. The action started out with the Boys' championship between the Suns and Rockets. Both of these teams were the heavyweights of the league all year. Each team had only...

Girls' Hockey

Girls’ Hockey skates past Woburn 2-1

Alisha Sabnis and Olivia Vallone Mar 9, 2016

WA Girls' Hockey won against Woburn on Tuesday, March 8th, at an away game. WA fans were cheering on the girls throughout the game and the Ghosts were triumphant in the end. As the girls were getting ready to play, the fans were anxiously waiting for the game to commence. Different cheers, including...